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The Adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird: Anna and Andy Meet the Grandchildren Reviewed By Conny Withay of Bookpleasures.com
- By Conny Withay
- Published May 17, 2016
- Childrens & Young Adults
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Reviewer Conny Withay:Operating her own business in office management since 1991, Conny is an avid reader and volunteers with the elderly playing her designed The Write Word Game. A cum laude graduate with a degree in art living in the Pacific Northwest, she is married with two sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren.
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Author: Linda P. Young
Illustrator: Violeta
Honasan
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1-4797-1637-1
“We had loads of fun
with you both and can hardly wait to come back,” the children tell
Anna and Andy in Linda P. Young’s children’s book, The
Adventures of Anna and Andy Hummingbird: Anna and Andy Meet the
Grandchildren / Book 3, Stories, 11, 12, and 13.
Part of a
series, this thirty-two-page paperback targets children ages four to
eight years old who enjoy make-believe stories about talking
hummingbirds. With no scary scenes, the fiction contains some
complicated wording for beginner readers. Colorful and expressive
detailed illustrations cover almost all pages with writing
overlapping them.
In this book that contains three separate
stories about two hummingbirds named Anna and Andy, the first tale is
about several grandchildren visiting their grandmother and having a
scavenger hunt with the birds participating. The next one involves
the birds meeting the children’s imaginary dragon who flies them to
the circus and back. The final story has the children playing in a
pool and the birds getting squirted with water, meeting the youngest
brother, and saying goodbye to their new friends.
I like that this
series about two hummingbirds who only converse with children,
inanimate objects, and a grandmother promotes asking what something
is when unsure and being inquisitive. The pictures are detailed
enough to keep the attention if read out loud to a young child.
Due
to the long paragraphs on the pages, it would best be read out loud
to some children as it may frustrate some readers. Beginner readers
may struggle with some of the three-syllable words.
A business
owner and grandmother, Young has written this series from actual
events that occurred in her yard involving hummingbirds. No
information is available on the illustrator.
I wish the book
were proof-read for the punctuation errors that may cause confusion
with some new readers.
If you are looking for a fanciful book
about two hummingbirds that interact with young children as they
learn about their surroundings, this may be a good choice.
Thanks
to Bookpleasures, Bohleson Group, and the author for this book to
read and review.